RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Robbie Harris Y. Patton, a widely admired resident of the 26th Ward and a proud Centenarian of the City of Chicago, will celebrate the joyful occasion of her 101st Birthday on July 8, 2019; and
WHEREAS, This Chicago City Council has been informed of this special event by Alderman Roberto Maldonado; and
WHEREAS, Born in 1918 in Clarksdale, Arkansas, during World War I when Woodrow Wilson was President, Robbie is the much-beloved daughter of the late Elemeater Nelson Harris and Frank Harris; and
WHEREAS, Raised in Little Rock, Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee where she attended Booker T. Washington High School, Robbie moved to Chicago in 1936 following her high school graduation; and
WHEREAS, Robbie was skilled in cosmetology services as she was a trained hairdresser. She also attended the Kelley Massages Institute. She worked as a massage therapist at Kaplan's Community Center in Skokie, Illinois before getting a job at Crane Packing Company in Morton Grove, Illinois. She worked many dedicated years at Crane Packing before retiring in 1969; and
WHEREAS, At age fifteen Robbie joined Newport First Baptist Church. Her faith followed her to First Baptist Congregational Church in Chicago where she has been a member for fifty-six years. She is a beloved leader of the church and also has served on the Mothers Board; and
WHEREAS, During her long and fruitful life, Robbie has been an active community leader who has generously volunteered her time to many organizations. She was a volunteer for Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly Chicago Chapter for more than twenty-seven years. She was also a member of the Nonagenarians Family, a volunteer for the Girl Scouts of America and a volunteer for Battered Women and Wayward Girls; and
WHEREAS, Robbie has also been an avid traveler and visited several countries, such as Jamaica and Bermuda, as well as twelve states; and
WHEREAS, Having witnessed eighteen presidents in her lifetime, Robbie is not only a wealth of k...
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